n. a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)

adj. of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unit

Etymologies

para- + military (Wiktionary)

Examples

This was an area that they were still a little bit concerned that there might be some what they call paramilitary resistance and the commanding officer, Colonel Richard Mills (ph), described the approach as controlled aggression.

French authorities forced strike-shuttered fuel depots to reopen to ensure gasoline supplies, and the interior minister threatened Wednesday to send in paramilitary police to stop rioting on the fringes of protests against raising the retirement age to 62.

The Sunni Iraqis – or "Sons of Iraq", as the US dubbed the paramilitary force – who participated in a similar scheme, receiving monies and munitions to fight al-Qaida, are now upset that their US support has dried up and they have no political power to show for it.

During his distinguished career, he received training in paramilitary operations, worked in the Directorate of Operations, served in the CIAâ€ ™ s Operationâ€ ™ s Center, and established himself as a prolific analyst in the Directorate of Intelligence.